Thanks to Elliot Jarbe for the link – Ian Hacking recently gave a lecture in Berlin which elaborated on the Pluto theme. Details here. Elliot asks if anyone knows the link to the audio recording – please add as a … Continue reading →

As a break from marking and catching up on journal work and email, I headed up the A1 to Newcastle to hear Ian Hacking speak at the University of Northumbria. I really like his early books The Emergence of Probability … Continue reading →

The weekend was spent hiking with Susan and friends in the Peak District, around the village of Edale. On Saturday, we went up to the plateau of Kinder Scout (and got absolutely drenched); and on Sunday up Mam Tor and … Continue reading →